Southwest Lifestyle

Grange to hold yard sale

Items for sale include tools, small appliances, gardening gear, books, frames and household items. Donated items can be dropped at…

Scouts return from Philmont hike

Pictured: Cory Heron, Derek Smith, Flint Gervais, Ray Heron, Linn Smith, Jonah Taylor, Eli Spaeder and Lucas Spaeder recently completed…

Arts and crafts festival to be held

The festival will feature local artists with hand/homemade arts, crafts and foods, including jewelry, woodwork, kitchen and home decor, clothing,…

Class of 1971 to hold reunion

Durango High School class of 1971 will celebrate its 50-year reunion Aug. 27 and 28. Events will begin with a…

San Ignacio Fiesta to host parade

Lineup and registration will begin at 9 a.m. No pre-registration or fee is required. Registration forms may be downloaded at…

Southwest Life

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host presentation at fairgrounds, and on Zoom

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host an in-person presentation called “Diné Survivance and the Old Leupp Boarding School” with…

US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year

Jordan McGlashen, left, and his siblings, Brandon, Collin, and Kaitlin, in Battle Creek, Mich. Jordan died of a drug overdose…

July 14, 2021

Regional News

Colorado conducting ambitious Front Range bald eagle survey

DENVER – Colorado has launched a four-year study of American bald eagles to determine how the protected raptors have adapted…

July 14, 2021

Heartwood Cohousing resumes monthly tour, social hour

Neighborhood host happy hour

July 13, 2021

FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a…

July 12, 2021

Author Brooke Smith adds life and writer’s coaching to career repertoire

Author Brooke Smith, certified life coach and author of four books, will host a virtual workshop about conquering writer’s block…

July 12, 2021

Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents

In this June 2021 photo provided by LaRanda St. John, her 6-week-old son, Beau, lies in a hospital bed at…

Travel

Do I need to take precautions at hotels if I’m vaccinated?

(Peter Hamlin/Associated Press illustration)Peter Hamlin Do I need to take precautions at hotels if I’m vaccinated? Do I need to…

And the West is History

And the West is History: Railroad Engine at Eureka – circa 1925

The boxcar in this photo clearly has D&RGW written on it, but the engine pulling it was probably part of…

Expecting parents invited to breastfeeding workshop

The interactive class will teach participants what they need to know to get off to the right start with breastfeeding…

New book club seeks members

This free club embodies the center’s commitment to education and will help community members reconnect after a year of pandemic…

SASO to host talk about elder abuse

The conversation will be facilitated by Charmaine Summers from Adult Protective Services and Anne DiZenzo, a senior reach therapist with…

Pine River Library to host “Animal Week”

Reptile day to feature Asmo the library snake

Thank you from Lebs family

The response was fast, well-organized and precisely executed. Because of the firefighters’ heroic efforts, the fast-growing fire was limited to…

Library to host sidewalk book sale

Genres featured in this month’s sale include children’s through teen, travel and fiction from authors whose last names begin with…

Thank you from the Lucero family

God Bless you all. The Lucero Family

Adventure race offers two races this year

The race will feature two to eight hours of racing with two separate races: a beginners and kid-friendly sprint race…

New single track group to host event

The event is a backyard pump track fun race with a cook-out fundraiser for DUST2. Riders may choose from four…

Author to lead wildflower walk

Participants will learn about native plants, unwanted noxious weeds and Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership’s projects for improving water quality in the…

Horsemen to meet at Florida Grange

Matt Lawlor, developer of a specialized composite horseshoe, will discuss how and why they work compared to steel shoes. Four…

Senior Center opens, host picnic

The center will host a “Welcome Back” outside picnic at noon Thursday to celebrating its reopening. The picnic will feature…

Centura Health-Mercy’s new surgical system expands minimally-invasive surgical options

Surgeons at Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center are now able to offer a new level of robotic-assisted operations to patients.…